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ボトルキープ

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from bottle +‎ keep, from the practice of the bartender keeping the bottle at the bar.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ボトルキープ (botoru kīpu

  1. the practice of buying a full bottle of liquor or other alcoholic beverage at a bar and having the bartender keep the unfinished bottle until the purchaser's next visit

Verb

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ボトルキープする (botoru kīpu surusuru (stem ボトルキープ (botoru kīpu shi), past ボトルキープした (botoru kīpu shita))

  1. to keep one's own bottle of liquor or other alcoholic beverage at a bar

Usage notes

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Also encountered as a noun followed by する (o suru):

  • あのバーでボトルキープをしている。
    Ano bā de botoru kīpu o shite iru.
    I've got my own bottle at that bar.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN